Safety Engineering and Fire Protection
Program Mission
To offer competitive higher education in Safety Engineering and Fire Protection within a supportive academic environment to prepare qualified Safety Engineering and Fire Protection specialists with vital employability skills, make research contributions, promote community engagement, and participate in realizing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030
Program Goals
- Improve the quality of teaching and learning experiences, the quality of learning resources, and the quality of basic facilities, equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
- Provide support to students through the improvement of academic, social, psychological, and professional advising, counseling, and supportive services.
- Enhancement of the performance of faculty members both professionally and academically.
- Preparation of competent and qualified graduates with vital employability skills demanded in the labor market:
- Enable graduates to demonstrate core knowledge in Engineering Management using essential technologies, and basic research skills.
- Enhance students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills.
- Improve students’ awareness of ethical values, principles of professional conduct, independence, and autonomy.
- Contribute to the field of Engineering Management through the production of quality research in alignment with OC and the program’s research priorities.
- Contribute to the local community through services, programs, and consultations.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate comprehensive and detailed knowledge and understanding of principles and solutions in safety engineering and fire protection including concepts, processes, procedures, techniques, hazard identification, risk assessment, control methods, and accident investigation..
- Recognize the contemporary issues and developments in regulatory frameworks, protective techniques and research in the safety engineering and fire protection.
- Apply specialist theories and principles of safety engineering and fire protection to solve problems and offer creative solutions in complex contexts of study, profession, and work.
- Apply inquired safety engineering and fire protection skills to make judgments, and decisions in complex contexts and situations related to safety and fire protection.
- Evaluate and perform a range of complex, advanced safety systems and practical activities in professional workplaces using innovated safety engineering and fire protection technologies, processes, techniques, tools, equipment, and/or materials.
- Communicate safety engineering and fire protection concepts, research findings, and best practices effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Manage complex safety and fire protection projects with autonomy a high degree of responsibility and ethics.
- Contribute to the betterment of communities and professional development through project outcomes, public outreach, safety education initiatives, and continuously seeking to stay current with industry advancements and best practices.
Career Opportunities
- Safety Engineer.
- Safety Inspector.
- Risk Management Specialist.
- Safety Consultant.
- Fire Investigator.
- Safety Trainer.
- Compliance Officer.
